Urspruch: Complete Piano Works / Markovina

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Haenssler Classic
Release Date
November 3, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      URSPRUCH, ANTON
    • PERFORMER
      Ana-Marija Markovina
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 03, 2017
    • UPC
      881488160154
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      HC16015
    • LABEL
      Haenssler Classic
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1 in D-Flat Major

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    2. No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    3. No. 3 in A Major

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    4. No. 4 in E Major

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    5. No. 5 in G-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    6. Präludium in B-Flat Major: Dolce (Quasi andante)

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    7. No. 1 in B-Flat Major: Elegante

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    8. No. 2 in D Major: Con grazia leggiera

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    9. No. 3 in D Major: Tempo giusto

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    10. No. 4 in B-Flat Major: Allegressimo scherzando

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    11. No. 5 in A Major: Con grazia e molto moderato

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    12. No. 6 in D Major: Forte

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    13. No. 7 in F Major: Un poco lento, dolce e grazioso

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    14. No. 8 in D Major: Con spirito

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    15. No. 9 in G Major: Leggiero e grazioso

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    16. No. 10 in E Major: Dolce e tranquillo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    17. No. 11 in E Minor: Energico

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    18. No. 12 in B Minor: Tranquillo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    19. No. 13 in B Minor: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    20. No. 14 in B Minor: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    21. No. 15 in F Major: Piano

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    22. No. 16 in B-Flat Major: Brillante

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    23. No. 17 in E-Flat Major: Espressivo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    24. No. 18 in B-Flat Major: Presto giocoso

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    25. No. 19 in E Major: Cantabile

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    26. No. 20 in A Minor: Lento

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    27. No. 21 in A Major: Elegante ed amabile

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    28. Theme: Andante espressivo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    29. Variation 1: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    30. Variation 2: Cantabile

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    31. Variation 3: Più vivo, ma tranquillo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    32. Variation 4: L'istesso tempo, deciso

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    33. Variation 5: Tempo giusto

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    34. Variation 6: Più vivace

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    35. Variation 7: Meno mosso, e un poco rubato

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    36. Variation 8: Agitato

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    37. Variation 9: Più vivace

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    38. Variation 10: Brillante

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    39. Variation 11: Con bravura

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    40. Variation 12: Adagio

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    41. Variation 13: L'istesso tempo, espressivo e mesto

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    42. Variation 14: Andante un poco fantastico

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    43. Variation 15: Allegro con bravura

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    44. Variation 16: Presto

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    45. Variation 17: Andante

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    46. Variation 18: Dolce (Canon in moto contrario)

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    47. Variation 19: Meno lento, tranquillo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    48. Variation 20: Allegretto, grazioso e scherzando

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    49. Variation 21: Un poco più animato

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    50. Variation 22: Tempo del tema

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    51. Variation 23: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    52. Variation 24: L'istesso tempo

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    53. No. 1. Air

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    54. No. 2. Impromptu

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    55. No. 3. Romance

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    56. No. 4. Caprice

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    57. No. 5. Fantasie

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    58. Cavatine

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    59. Arabeske

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    60. Präludium in D Major

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina

    61. Capriccio in G Minor

      Composer: Anton Urspruch

      Performer: Ana-Marija Markovina


First of all, this is a composer, pianist and conductor who has wrongly been marginalized from contemporary awareness. He was born in Frankfurt on February 17, 1850, and died there on January 11, 1907. These dates show him to be an artist of an era characterized by a multidimensional intellectual climate and a psychological outlook that harked back to traditional values on the one hand whilst holding out revolutionary prospects on the other. As an artist, Urspruch was respected by his contemporaries and well established on the music scene. He began teaching at Dr. Hoch’s Conservatory at just 28 years of age, at a time when Clara Schumann was teaching there too. The director there was Joachim Raff, who was also his teacher. After Raff’s death in 1882, Urspruch moved to the newly founded Raff Conservatory and taught there for the rest of his life. He dedicated his piano concerto to Raff. His works encompass many genres, from piano pieces through song cycles, chamber music, symphonies, choral works and his comic opera Das Unmoglichste von allem, which was premiered in 1897. His life was centered around his family. His close personal friendship with Franz Liszt brought him a level of support that went far beyond the usual kind of appreciation shown by the more famous and older composer.

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REVIEW:

Urspruch wrote some memorable and interesting music and really deserves to be heard more often and I am very glad that someone has taken up the mantle of playing his works. Ana-Marija Markovina is more than capable of dealing with the sometimes extreme technical demands which this composer makes of his performer plus she is able to play with a lovely singing tone where required. She can also cope excellently with the rapid changing moods in this music and does not overplay the sometimes amazing technical demands. The superb recorded sound helps the clarity of the notes and the beauty in the music stand out. She clearly enjoys playing these works and always seems to be aware of what the music is about. I should also point out her disc of Hugo Wolf Piano music (on the Genuin label, number 87091) is well worth seeking out – his piano transcription / fantasies on works by Wagner are fascinating! I unreservedly recommend this set to all lovers of virtuoso piano music who also have an interest in the more neglected corners of the repertoire. I really wish that Urspruch had written more solo piano music so that there would be more for Ana Marija-Markovina to record.

– MusicWeb International